Self Assessment

The first quiz I took was the “Emotional Intelligence Quiz.” My score was a seventeen out of twenty. The interpretation states, “You seem naturally well-attuned to others' emotions--a vital skill for forming compassionate connections. You scored well above average but still have room for growth; research suggests that people can improve their emotion recognition skills with practice.” The easiest part of this quiz was identifying the emotions that were presented. The most difficult part for me was understanding why my answer was incorrect because when my answer was incorrect, my choice was very similar to the correct answer. For example, at one point I picked shame instead of embarrassment, and the two look very similar. The main thing I learned from this quiz was

I have taken a number of personality tests and surveys throughout the years for one class or another. I’m usually not very impressed by the results because I rarely feel that they truly capture who I am. When I took the Strengths Finder 2.0 quiz I wasn’t expecting very much. I ended up being pleasantly surprised. I have never had a more accurate synopsis of how I operate and communicate as a person and a leader. My top five strengths according to Strengths Finder 2.0 include: Adaptability, Relator, Intellection, input, and restorative.

After reveiewing my results from the self assessment test, my scores improved except for communication. In communication I scored one point higher than before. I dont think the test is accurate but it has definitely made me more aware of my practices and actions. Since taking the first assessment Ive been more mindful and have tried very hard to improve personally and professionally. My attitude/behavior is my professional strength. Im always positive and I keep a smile on my face no matter the situation. My knowledge and skills are reflected in all of the work that I complete. Through my actions my patients can see that I have a passion for helping others. I hold myself to a high standard and expect nothing but the best. Im always

On the emotional intelligence quiz, I received a 70 out of 100. I learned that in most situations, I’m the calm one, who is usually trying to talk sense into someone else. For example the question about the angry customer on the phone, I choose the answer about talk to him, and offering him options that could help with his problem. I learned that I’m a problem solver, which I would have never have pictured myself as being. I think of myself more as a listener, than a problem solver. It does make sense though since being a problem solver and listener do go together. You have to listen to someone to help them solve their problems. I know that people will come to me, if they have problems with anything. So I’m a lot more savvy than I thought I

The self-assessment test is a test to rate where you stand on certain skills. I am not really sure on how I felt with this considering I had more low numbers than high, I would have to say that I feel weakness. I learned that with taking this test I have weakness and strengths, also made me realize that I need to work on more than I thought.

The five greater strengths that describe me is: Futuristic, relator, empathy, belief, and competition. (http://www.strengthsquest.com/content/cms.aspx?space=SQ&ci=144437&title=Brief-Theme-Report)

My top five strengths were achiever, adaptability, input, learner, and analytical. Being classified as an achiever means I have the physical and mental drive to complete a given task long after others have stopped working. This applies to me because I feel like I always strive to last longer and complete more than others participating with me. Adaptability means that I can easily “go with the flow” and deal with tasks the moment they arise. This is especially true because I have transitioned, or adapted exceptionally well into college-life and feel like I have a place. Input means that I always crave to know more and love to collect and archive all kinds of information. This classification truly fits me the best. I love obtaining new information and I love accomplishing tasks I set for my future self. Being classified as a learner means that I tend to being an upbeat perspective on instruction and embrace exposure to new ideas and concepts. Lastly, I am analytical. That means I feel good about the decisions I make because of sound reasoning and judgement.

I think I scored high in this assessment because of the challenges I have overcame in my life, the therapy I have received and self education. I have survived physical, mental, and sexual abuse. I have survived being bullied. I survived growing up extremely poor. I survived discrimination and sell abuse. Most of all I have survived my own fears. I may have agoraphobia, P.T.S.D., social anxiety, bipolar and a host of medical issues, yet I could wallow in the pain, the past or the struggle, instead I choose to move forward. I chose to make my life

Do you feel that the scores accurately reflected your emotional intelligence on these four domains? Why or why not?

I was confidence that I will complete the assessment to the best of my ability, thus it will provide me with an honest reflection of my emotional intelligence abilities. The assessment enlighten me about what I needed to know to support my emotional intelligence developmental and communicating interpersonally. Because I am inquisitive about people I do not know, that makes me very outgoing and have a willingness to meet new people. I naturally tend to ask people vast majority of questions after I have been introduced to someone. That said, I believe I have a certain degree to display empathy, which is considered to be a component of emotional intelligence. I believe I have a high EQ not just for my personal relationships, but professional

4. What did you learn about yourself from the Assessment? (What were your major strengths and weaknesses? How

My listening skills need to be worked on and the self-assessment definitely re-emphasized that for me because I scored under a forty which is the line that determines a good listener compared to someone that needs to work on their listening skills. I think that I have a listening problem that stems from speaking and then immediately thinking about what I want to say next without really listening to the person I am having a conversation

It is always an eye opener to learn something about yourself that you did not know. I found the results of the quizzes to be very interesting. The first test was a test on how you read people. We would like to think that we can look at someone and decide not only their mood but also if they are a good person or not, but is that always the case? The second test was an emotional intelligence test. It evaluates such things as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. Through taking both of these tests, it gives tools to better yourself.

Throughout this semester, I really enjoyed taking multiple self-assessments to understand my own personality, but I think the Types of Intelligence Assessment and the Educational Philosophies Assessment were the most helpful. First, the Intelligence Assessment allowed me to connect my way of thinking and the subjects I do well in with a type of intelligence. In my case, I scored higher in Logical and Mathematical Thinking and in Insightful Skills for Analyzing Others, which makes sense because I

The second test we took was the Multiple intelligence test this test helped me find my weaknesses and strengths that I have, which was interesting, my top 3 strengths are math/logic, which makes me like to solve problems and use logic to solve them. My other strength is body movement which is true because I do move around alot. The last strength is spatial which equals me to like graphs and shapes which is perfect for my job. My 2 weaknesses are music and language this is because I don't put them as priority. However I also learned that I can be a organized person but also a perfectionist. This test helped